(Newser)
–
Party wisemen may not take her seriously, but Sarah Palin’s got a genuine shot at being the 2012 Republican nominee. And ex-Bush aide Matt Latimer, writing for the Daily Beast, has some advice on how she can win:

Explain why she quit: Right now it looks like she fled when the going got tough so she could focus on her book deal and television career. Not good.

Ignore DC strategists: They’ll try to turn her into one of those “PowerPoint candidates armed with focus-grouped talking points. Just be yourself and let the voters decide if that’s good enough.”